On June 4th, the Professional Women in Construction (PWC) invites you to participate at the Meet the Real Estate Industry forum. This year's annual meeting will invite key decision makers to offer insider tips on topics and trends on the rebounding industry. The event includes a B to B interchange with exhibit tables. It takes place from 5:30 to 8 pm at […]

A $10 billion flood control project in Lousina has been included as part of The Water Resources Reform and Development Act. The legislation authorizes 34 projects over the next decade including the 100 mile long project that includes levees and flood control gates in Terrebone and Lafourche. The legislation would require a second round of approvals but at le […]

When drivers head down to the Indy 500 Road Course today, they will be driving over one of the most acclaimed tracks in the world. However, that race track was recently renovated just in time for the Indy 500 that is being held today. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway was originally paved using more than 3 million bricks in 1909 and it was completed only withi […]

The largest construction project planned in D.C. since the Pentagon probably will remain as a plan. The massive headquarters for the Department of Homeland Security should have been completed by now, but instead the project is still under planning and might never be completed. The project, now 11 years behind schedule, has also increased its originally budge […]

One of the few standing Art Deco Inspired Jails in the U.S is about to be demolished. The 'Oso Blanco Penitentiary' registered in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places since 2003, and designed by architect Francisco Roldan during the 1920's, could probably be demolished after an announcement from Puerto Rico government indicating that […]

At about $900 million, Brasilia's World Cup stadium is now considered the world's second-most expensive soccer arena. The Mane Garrincha stadium, part of Brazil's $11.5 billion World Cup Stadiums, contains over 275 concrete pillars holding a self-cleaning roof, on a city that has no major professional team. The price tag for these stadiums is […]

The American Institute of Architects (AIA), Washington, D.C. have selected the top 10 projects that will be awarded during the AIA 2014 Convention that protect and enhance the environment. The ...Read Full Post

The city of Austin has received the go ahead to develop a $1.4 billion rail network running a route from Highland Mall through downtown and ending on East Riverside Boulevard. The project, a 9.5 mile alignment, will consists of several bridges and tunnels that should be able to manage more than 8,000 riders a day. The proposed rail system has prevailed over […]